Available from various digital retailers including Amazon Video, iTunes, Google Play, Apple, Vudu and others. Our Brand Is Crisis still could have been an excellent tale, but told through a soft prism of second chances and good intentions, we can't buy what Green is selling. If youve been following the drama in the House, the inability of most every Republican presidential candidate to lift off, or really any news from American politics over the last 10 or 239 years, you might have noticed that politics is difficult. She may get some help in getting into the mindset of that indigenous poor through a campaign volunteer named Eddie, a Castillo loyalist since he was a young boy much to the chagrin of his friends. Since The War Room, the omnipotent, omniscient celebrity political consultant has been portrayed again and again. Goni was in effect the candidate of the Washington consensus, the guy who would bring a small, fractious and deeply divided country into the established international economic order. [2/4], Sandra Bullock is the best part of this wobbly farce As a look at the state of the art of political campaigning (in the US as well as in Bolivia), Our Brand Is Crisis does not cut particularly deep and the ending isnt great. That kind of consumer response is pretty remarkable, and it also says something about each brand's crisis management strategies. Morales government has dramatically reduced poverty and inequality, and presided over one of the worlds fastest-growing economies, right through the crash of 2008. , No amount of political manoeuvring can fix this film [1/4], An uneven mix of cynical satire and breezy comedy. [2/4], Barbara Vancheri, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, would be perfect humanist, socialist, anti-capitalist propaganda except its a bit disjointed Abhorrent at least 61 obscenities rear female nudity when woman on bus moons other bus, crass, grimy and not sure of its own message burdens itself with foul language and sexual allusions, spoiling some pretty great performances from Sandra Bullock and Billy Bob Thornton. Afterwards, Jane sends 3 Bolivian singers to show up at Candys door. In David Gordon Green's OUR BRAND IS CRISIS, the film is obviously in existence to point out how politics, no matter the nation, are used in gaining votes from image rather than truth. Old colleague Nell (Ann Dowd) brings young idealistic Ben (Anthony Mackie) up to the woods to coax Jane down to Bolivia, to manage the presidential campaign of a conservative senator whose prior stint as head of that country was pretty authoritarian. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed. Cyril Ramaphosa's ANC Renew22 grouping believes Eastern Cape . Another screenshot shows Castillo has 10% to Riveras 39% with 80 days until election day. Thanks for reading the spoiler. . "Our Brand is Crisis" was one of these pleasant surprises. Senator Pedro Castillo, President of Bolivia 15 years ago, is once again running for the country's top job. In the mix is a fine supporting cast including a sensational Thornton . Castillo promises the people that will happen if hes elected. Oct. 29, 2015. Some reviews said it was ambiguous. She tells him shes going home tomorrow. He suggests maybe later they can go out. But as a whole, "Our Brand is Crisis" is a messy affair that sputters along when it should be humming with assured cynical momentum. Once a political idealist, she increasingly was a strategist for hire outwardly not caring about the actual politics of her boss. Calamity Jane Bodine (Bullock) was a vaunted political strategist, but the emotional toll of the campaigns coupled with substance abuse problems forced her into early retirement where she may not be happy, but shes grateful that shes calm. Candy reveals it was him (via a friend of a friend) who anonymously suggested to the Castillo campaign to hire Jane. Our Brand is Crisis is more than just the scenario Jane (Sandra Bullock) is selling to the Bolivian public in hopes of bringing her candidate Castillo from a blip on the radar to leading the. Unfortunately, the quote is actually from Joseph Goebbels, Adolf Hitler's minister of propaganda. He does exactly that, to Janes delight, when explaining hes not close to his son, but he wishes he was, with tears in his eyes. The Unloved, Part 111: Devil in a Blue Dress, Female Filmmakers in Focus: Cauleen Smith on Drylongso, True Lies Fails to Capture the Charm of the James Cameron Original, Berlinale 2023 Highlights, Part Two: Reality, Manodrome, The Adults, Inside, Golda. Before a campaign stop, Jane tells Eddie to help Castillo roll up his sleeves. Its educational and leaves you with serious thoughts about political power. A bus race ensues around dangerous bends and cliffs. However it is better and more gratifying to win the heart of a nation and keep it. Candy gives her a condescending compliment and tells her he plans to pleasure himself thinking about her when he returns home. Some said it was insightful. Cut back to the interview that opened the film. Who paid for it? Smoke too much? While Castillo is meeting with the press, Jane meets Eduardo. Jane says that Pat Candy is behind the fliers. Politics takes to cynicism like shit to a cesspool. For those who want more detail, I have written a paragraph below containing spoilers. She quotes, It may be alright to have a power that is based on guns. But once in Bolivia, shes sidelined by acute altitude sickness (the flight down is accompanied by a primer on the geography and general stressed disposition of the place), and hence unable to immediately show her Sun-Tzu-informed genius to uptight candidate Castillo (Joaquim de Almeida). Exactly who decided that a widely disliked candidate in such a small country merited such attention, alongside such star GCS clients as Tony Blair, the Israeli Labor Party and the Canadian Liberal Party? While Rivera is still speaking aboard a train, Jane poses as a worker for the Rivera campaign and tells the conductor the speech is over. Answer. [22], Our Brand Is Crisis grossed $7 million in North America and $1.6 million in other territories, for a worldwide total of $8.6 million, against a budget of $28 million. Later, two senior advisors argue the crisis brand may have worked with the current crowd, but it wont with the working class. Our Brand is Crisis review: While the film is heart-warmingly centered on Bullock, she is at her best neurotic, desperate, redeemable self. He takes a room across the balcony in Janes hotel, where he can meet her stare, undress her with his eyes, and psych her out. - Jane: It's like he killed himself rather than appear in our commercial.". Castillo immediately punches the man. Associated Press articles: Copyright 2016 The Associated Press. I think you pull it, Joshua Jackson says to Lizzy Caplan sensually. And while the role of Calamity Jane smacks of Sandra Bullocks brandingthe smart but painfully self-conscious klutz whos also a depressiveits a complicated, maybe even feminist shtick. Washed-up political strategist Jane Bodine is hired by a political consultancy to help their client, Senator Castillo, win the Bolivian general election. Violence: Moderate / Profanity: Heavy / Sex/Nudity: Moderate to heavys. [27] Peter Debruge from Variety thought that Jane Bodine, played by Bullock, "is easily one of the best female roles of the last 10 years,"[28] while Benjamn Lee from The Guardian wrote that "Bullock seems blissfully unaware of the films faults and delivers a performance that expertly plays on her strengths - her comic timing, wasted in lesser, plane-ready comedies, is on top form and she imbues her neurotic character with more than the thinly sketched quirks provided on the page; she commands a room when needed, perfects scenes of physical comedy and even turns a climax of forced sentiment into something poignant and believable"; he concluded that "while the film is patchy, Bullock's brand is confidently crisis-free". Back on the bus, Castillo explain to Eddie that an effective leader is a father to the people, and that sometimes a father must be strict. Still offensive? Although I hasten to add that even by the standards of Bullocks implacable, steel-jawed underacting this is a dull performance. Jane meets with Castillo who says shes a liability. He overhears him making plans to visit the IMF in New York, and is crestfallen. She doesnt think the man should change to fit the narrative but instead the narrative should change to fit the man. Not all movies preach, for example, action movies are usually more about the entertainment of watching good triumph over evil. On a campaign bus heading toward a remote Bolivia location on a small dirt road, they discover Riveras bus is directly ahead of them. Kristen Bell to Befriend an Unorthodox Rabbi. Meanwhile, the senior advisors (Ben, Nell and others) talk about Jane and Candy, how they had sex previously, and how she spread a rumor during a campaign that Candys candidates daughter was on drugs. Its pretty powerful, actually. In its best moments, Our Brand Is Crisis is reminiscent of Wag the Dog; it knows how fucked politics is and acts accordingly. The real meat of the comedy, and drama, comes in the ingenious dirty tricks that Candy and Bodine play on each other, which could kick off a primer on the political practice recently known as rat-f**king (although that phrase is never uttered in the film). Who was really paying for their work with Goni, an unpopular former president who had spent much of his life in the United States and spoke Spanish so poorly that Bolivian opponents derided him as El Gringo? That's true even in "Our Brand Is Crisis," a . It starts out with big promises and ends up with jackshit happening.". Jane is so nauseous from her travel and the elevation she leaves and is heard throwing up. ------------------------------------------. In the following months, the team exercises a strategy of "declaring a crisis". In 2002, Bolivian politician Pedro Gallo hires American James Carville's political consulting firm, Greenberg Carville Shrum, to help him win the 2002 Bolivian presidential election. She looks across the large foyer to see Candy sitting outside his room. They make big promises that mean jack shit. Getting hurt is unavoidable, she tells him. She offers to reluctantly resign, but Castillo keeps her on. Jane tells him this is the way of politics, and its not her job to solve problems after the election. Loosely based on the 2005 documentary of the same name, Our Brand is Crisis offers a fictionalized take on the 2002 Bolivian Presidential election with a cast that includes Academy Award. Loosely based on true events, "Our Brand Is Crisis," follows Jane Bodine (Sandra Bullock) and her campaign team when they are hired to help Pedro Castillo win a presidential election in Bolivia. Please share it with your friends rnum=Math.round(Math.random() * 100000); It's a game that has a real impact on people's lives, but a game nonetheless. When it does, Jane moons the Rivera bus. . Preview", "Star-Driven Casualties 'Our Brand Is Crisis' & 'Burnt' At The B.O. Billy Bob Thornton employs his well-honed sneering shtick and Sandra Bullock makes the role her own in Our Brand Is Crisis. The R-rating is because of the language. A young man working on the campaign, Eduardo (Reynaldo Pacheco) comes to the rescue of Castillo and ushers him away. Jane wants to overtake it. Although the movie has flashes where everything comes together and we can revel in dark victories, more often than not, star Sandra Bullock is left to carry the crushing emotional and thematic weight of a confused picture that acknowledges that politics is a cheap joke, and then expects us all to laugh. He cant reconcile that her success also makes her a bad person. ***END SPOILER***. Well, this is the rambunctious comedy version of Our Brand Is Crisis, framed by director David Gordon Green and the British writer Peter Straughan not with a dead boy but the personal odyssey of a fictional character. The story follows a political strategist who's recruited to help the campaign of a Bolivian presidential. The filmmakers and their stars have fun with the idea that politics is sex for those who want to keep their clothes on. Jane has accepted the offer and their plane lands in La Paz, Bolivia, which has an elevation of nearly 12,000 feet above sea level. (Vice) President Selina Meyers (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) has a stable of advisers including Dan Egan (Reid Scott) and Jonah Ryan (Timothy Simons) who have internalized and aspire to the Carville cult; its just that reality interrupts to remind them that things dont work like that. "Crisis management is the process by which an organization deals with a disruptive and unexpected event that threatens to harm the organization or its stakeholders. So they cop out, closing on an unlikely, feel-good character turn for Bodine. She will work on the campaign of anybody, provided the money is right. In 2002, Bolivian politician Pedro Castillo hires an American political consulting firm (based on James Carville's Greenberg Carville Shrum firm) to help him win the 2002 Bolivian presidential election. To handle this scandal, Castillo is interviewed on TV and explains it was a visit to his son, who IS a member of the cult, and he had to wear the robe. Ben meets her in the hallway and she immediately says hes not a winner, and he cannot win. NOTE: This spoiler was submitted by Jason. Fliers are discovered, authored by the La Paz Grassroots that say Castillo had a three year affair. Although Castillos populist opponent doesnt seem to have much integrity (the character does in the documentary), we still know that Castillo has less, that hes a dreadful man. Carville and Greenberg won that election for Goni, after shifting the entire theme of his campaign to the crisis mantra, but maybe they should have vetted their candidate a little better. This was the lowest wide release opening of Bullock's career, beating 1996's Two If by Sea ($4.7 million). Their main tactic is to emphasize the many problems of the economy and present Castillo as the solution. Played for laughs? She just needs to hear him deny it. Mick LaSalle is the film critic for the San . : What The Hell Happened? In a Netflix comedy by Katharine McPhees stepdaughter. In my review of the documentary, I wrote: The process of framing Goni to look like something he isnt could be the stuff of a rambunctious campaign comedy like Primary Colors or, for that matter, the documentary The War Room And parts of Our Brand Is Crisis are darkly amusing. She insists Castillo express regret, but not to apologize. Ben admires a shiny dark bowl but Nell takes it from him. Sometimes its both, as in Kathy Bates sharp-tongued, soft-hearted adviser in Primary Colors. Shes convinced to step up when she discovers the front-runner has hired consultant Pat Candy (Billy Bob Thornton), her arch-nemesis. Click here for all of our TIFF 2015 coverage thus far or peruse links to our reviews below: Matt Goldberg has been an editor with Collider since 2007. Nell explains that Castillos opponent, Rivera, has hired her old arch nemesis, Pat Candy (played by Billy Bob Thornton). Others discuss plans but Jane is silent. "- Castillo: This llama will lead us toward prosperity. But the fact that it wants to also squeeze in a redemptive tale. See list of Relevant Issuesquestions-and-answers. I can barely imagine the humiliation! Greens last three picturesPrince Avalanche, Joe, and Manglehornfelt like personal indie films, and Our Brand Is Crisis seems like an attempt to reach back into the mainstream with a mix of comedy and pathos, and yet it also comes off like a journeyman feature. The website's critical consensus reads, "Our Brand Is Crisis offers sporadic amusement and benefits from a talented cast, but ultimately lacks enough of a bite to add much of interest to the political satire genre. Um, yes. Busy Phillips Is Not Like a Regular Mom, Shes a Cool Mom, Theres nothing wrong with Busy Phillips being cast as Mrs. George in the upcoming, In Search of Tom and Katies Bubba Painting, Maybe punting on the larger plot can be forgiven if we get a sweet. It also sets up a Hollywood ending that all but wrecks the movie. But the filmmakers invent an antagonist of near-mythic stature to make her lust for a win: Billy Bob Thorntons Pat Candy, who works for the leading candidate. [13] Peter Straughan was set to write the script, with Clooney attached as a potential director and star for the film, about the 2002 Bolivian presidential election's campaign by James Carville's Washington, D.C.-based political consulting firm Greenberg Carville Shrum,[14][15] which was hired by candidate Gonzalo Snchez de Lozada. She introduces LeBlanc (Zoe Kazan), a young investigator who is hired to dig up dirt on Rivera. Jane is on the set but is only seen in the background on a lounge chair, still looking unwell. On a scale of laminated-eyebrow drama to Lemon Lady Secrets. This email will be used to sign into all New York sites. When Jane leaves the meeting with LeBlanc, she instead instructs her to dig up dirt on Castillo, their own candidate. It is considered to be the most important process in public relations." When Bodine realizes that she brought a liar into office, she has the car stopped and leaves to join Eduardo. Eventually Eddie sees her and they make eye contact. And sometimesin fact, I daresay oftenyou know about a half hour into a film that youre going to have to censure it. Its only when the camera is on top of him that we see the pool of blood. That was almost certainly the final straw. When Jane realizes how much she hurt the country, shes so upset that she actually quits her business and joins the protesters. A timeline of the (alleged) drama involving Olivia Wilde, Harry Styles, and Florence Pugh. She will work on the campaign of anybody, provided the money is right. Screenwriter Peter Straughans script originally featured a male protagonist, but Bullock makes the role her own, from vomiting into a wastepaper basket and mooning the opposition to shrewdly choreographing an on-air attack of tears for her candidate. The poor reviews of Our Brand is Crisis are puzzling, since its one of the few non-documentary films to show successfully a) what rip-roaring fun politics can be when its only about marketing and b) what terrible things can happen when its only about marketing. Jane gets blasted, leaks misinformation, vandalizes Candys room, and sabotages his candidates rallies the way he sabotaged her candidates. In Bolivia, the situation is tense: Bodine learns that the indigenous people, who are a majority in the country but lack any real political power, are protesting for constitutional reform to get proper representation. Instead, both end up outside of their hotel rooms so they can see each other. Covering Rammsteins Du Hast in Berlin. During the final debate, Bodine cites a quote in a conversation with Candy (knowing that he'll give it to rival candidate Rivera for his speech) saying that "a great man" said it. They just decided to be ingratiating and sentimental. As one of his first moves as president, Morales unilaterally reversed the terms of Bolivias natural gas contracts with foreign corporations: Instead of the investors getting 82 percent of the profits and the Bolivian state getting 18 percent, it was suddenly the other way around. There is very little violence. We get on Janes adrenaline kick when she wins, but the movie rarely questions the deeper ramifications of her actions. His name is too long with her so she just calls him Eddie. Things you buy through our links may earnNew Yorka commission. Eduardo, a young volunteer of the Castillo campaign, is deeply impressed by this show of commitment. Since 2013, the study of English and history has dropped by a third; the number of STEM degrees, meanwhile, is soaring. Jane expresses to Ben that she still gets nauseous whenever she sees Castillo. She pulls from her bag the pottery bowl that Ben was admiring in the first scene, and hands it to him before climbing out of the car. Yes, this is a movie where a diabolical character is given the surname Candy, and what can you really say? Their main tactic is to emphasize the many problems of the economy and present . She moved to a mountain cabin, stopped smoking, got sober, and started doing pottery. More fliers are discovered that claim (with pictures) Castillo is a member of a crazy white-robe wearing cult. She doesnt believe hell catch her and he expresses disbelief. 2/4[], Our Brand Is Crisis fun until it gets serious For too long, the stakes play second fiddle to the strategists and even the candidates remain too elusive to make the audience care as much as it should. I say, beat Candy because Jane doesnt really care that much about Castillo or Bolivia. The go-to source for comic book and superhero movie fans. Back at Janes hotel, Ben calls and informs her there will be a protest downtown. Finally, she meets with Castillo for their first conversation. Nevertheless, his brothers are much more skeptical about Castillo. They even resort to publishing photos of their enemy with Nazi war criminal Klaus Barbie in the background, so that he has to deny being a Nazi. His slickness fits the milieu. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google (R. 107 minutes.) As a result of this, Castillo agrees to start running a negative campaign. Eddie replies, what about you? Nevertheless, theres not much reason for you to take my word over theirs. It is only the knowing, salty political consultant who can bridge the gap between political reality and tidy fictional narrative. [16], On August 21, 2014, Bullock's casting was confirmed, playing a retired political consultant called 'Calamity' Jane Bodine, and David Gordon Green was set to direct the film. She reveals she has had mental issues before and suffered from depression. Bodine used to be the best in the game, but an unfortunate series of events during a campaign destroyed her reputation and confidence. All of them, except Bodine, have already taken jobs as political consultants in other countries. In addition, there are 20+ f-words, s-words (19), and one each of a**, SOB, p*ssed, p*ssy, b*stard, b***h, tw*t, cr*p, and t*rd. Rivera is on, holding two babies during a campaign stop, confessing how hes doubly lucky, and promises to run a positive campaign. It is revealed that she retired after violating election laws. Despite Sandra Bullocks strong lead performance, David Gordon Greens film cant push a hopeful tone past its depressing reality. Our Brand is Crisis was one of these pleasant surprises. Castillo has won the election. Politics is a dirty business, but Our Brand Is Crisis doesn't stick its hands into the muck sufficiently to be as entertaining or stinging as it could be. Toronto Film Review: 'Our Brand Is Crisis' Sandra Bullock plays a ruthless political stategist in a role inspired by Rachel Boynton's docu and intended for producer George Clooney to play. The protest is growing in the city. Castillo is frustrated and wants to hear what Jane has planned for the campaign. The emotional investment Green wants to make in Jane feels misplaced, especially since he also wants to celebrate moments when she behaves abhorrently. They talk about the book and Mephistopheles, with whom Faust makes a wager for his soul. Jane invites them out to dinner with the campaign team. Read full review SEE ALL 35 REVIEWS User Score Write a Review 6.4 Positive: 23 All contents 2023 The Slate Group LLC. The deception disgusts her. The opposition's top political consultant is her nemesis, fellow American Pat Candy. A lethally effective charm delivery system, Sandra Bullock doesn't need to do much to win you over. But the fact that it wants to also squeeze in a redemptive tale is completely at odds with the work the protagonist is doing. The train begins to leave and Candy is furious. She gives him a bottle of Paul Newman Steak Sauce. After he does this, Castillo gives Eddie his cufflinks to hold, and it is clear Eddie idolizes him. The next scene shows the state department giving an anti-cocaine speech, which will help Volasco. Janes conversion, alas, is over-broad and signaled from the start. By the way, the bus driver is paid to drive like a complete moron to do it. The film was screened in the Special Presentations section of the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. At an evening event, Castillo is shaking hands with people behind a barrier. Its nun versus AI in Damon Lindelofs new series. The boys (all adult age) are living alone because their parents have both died. All the stupid tricks are here, the ones people laugh at onscreen in the context of a film like this but fall for in spite of themselves on their TVs during football games. Castillo's bus is stopped by a group of protesters who don't want the International Monetary Fund in Bolivia. The crisis, when it came . [23], Eric Kohn from Indiewire wrote that the movie is all about Bullock's performance, saying "she imbues her part with a ferocious energy that constantly elevates the straightforward material". [2/4], The effort by Our Brand Is Crisis director David Gordon Green and writer Peter Straughan to turn the 2005 documentary of the same name into a light comedy with touches of romance and political hijinks leave the fictional version a poor candidate in the box office race. A senior advisor expresses dismay that she has been hired but all shes doing is sunning herself. Candys played by Billy Bob Thornton, and his serpentine southern charm and minimalist tonsorial stylings suggest real-life political maven James Carville (and it is perhaps no accident that Thornton played a deep-fried political strategist in Primary Colors, too) who was in the aforementioned documentary. The corporations whined and complained, but ultimately decided that 18 percent was a lot better than nothing. [17][18] Filming also took place in the Bonnet Carr Spillway in Norco in St. Charles Parish. Its cute for a while. Not seeing what she highlighted, Candy asks about it. At first Jane is defensive, claiming that she was just doing her job, but soon her heart is softened as she realizes the mess she helped to make. Someone smashes an egg on Castillo, who spectacularly punches the assailant. After this incident, however, Castillo shows the other side of him by being kind to protesters who throw rocks at his bus. Maybe, kinda. Thats not just naive to the point of idiocy. Right before the debate with the 3 leading candidates, Jane is sitting alone in the lecture hall, reading Faust by Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe, and is soon joined by Candy. Mimicking the behavior in the actresss previous film, Minions, Jane is shown mooning a bus. But Boynton has done her own framing: This campaign is a precursor to tragedy. Later at her hotel room, she is still nauseous from the elevation. She is unable to breath and is using an oxygen mask on the car ride to campaign headquarters. I found the film to be very interesting, and all the cast put on some of their best performances Ive seen. What part should morality play in politics? She is approached by Candy, who tells her hes surprised shes working on an unwinnable campaign. You want to know how the Janes of the world happen. Jane suggests that Castillo reveal everything that could be used against him, but he refuses. 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